How do we change the political tone?

How do you keep politicians safe without shutting the public out?
Following the alleged attack on Helen Haines, calls for greater protection are growing, as MPs grapple with the threats that come with public life - while the motive behind the attack remains unknown.
And as political leaders urge everyone to turn down the temperature, Pauline Hanson has gone from telling Jacqui Lambie to “get over it”, to apologising over a One Nation cartoon.
Is this a rare backdown? Or simply damage control?
Patricia Karvelas and Clare Armstrong break it all down on Politics Now.
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